Heldrich Center Through the Years 1997 - PRESENT1997The Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development is founded by Carl Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy at the Bloustein School. The Center is initially financed by a donation and endowment from John J....
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Work Trends | Chapter 3 Three studies conducted in 2000, 2018 and 2023 explored how workers in the United States think about the impacts of technology on their jobs, the labor market, and the economy.2000Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy A...
Work Trends | Chapter 6 The Great Recession and Slow RecoveryNationally representative studies of American adults were conducted during and after the Great Recession, studying the differences and similarities in the views of those who were employed and those who were...
Work Trends | Chapter 10 Work Trends on Employee Benefit Programs, Accessibility, Families, and Wellness Programs in the WorkplaceFor almost three decades, Work Trends has explored a variety of important topics about work and workers in the United States. These...
Work Trends | Chapter 9 A Workplace Divided in 2002 and 2023In 2002 and 2023, the Heldrich Center published two groundbreaking reports about discrimination in the American workplace. The surveys examined how workers perceive and experience discrimination, as well as...
Work TrendsTo better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve workplace practices and policy, the Heldrich Center produces the Work Trends surveys regularly. The surveys poll the public on critical workforce issues...
Work Trends | Chapter 1 Americans’ Attitudes About Work, Employers, and GovernmentThe first Work Trends survey was conducted in August 1998 and explored Americans' perceptions regarding job satisfaction, job security, career mobility, education and training, and the...
Work Trends | Chapter 2 The Tech Boom and Bust: The Disposable American WorkerMultiple studies conducted in the late 1990s and early 2000s evaluated workers’ experiences and perceptions of a labor market transformed by technology and declining conditions. In April...
Presents topline results from a November 2021 Work Trends survey.
Presents findings from the Heldrich Center’s post-survey focus groups of family child care providers and assistant teachers.
Uses data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System to examine annual employment trends, demographic characteristics, and wage patterns of New Jersey’s child care workforce from 2015 to 2023.
This report draws on data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System spanning the 2013–14 to 2023–24 school years to analyze the current state of New Jersey’s educator workforce. Findings are organized thematically to examine the teacher workforce, patterns of teacher...
In 2024, the Heldrich Center launched a statewide survey of registered family child care providers in New Jersey as part of the Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative, an initiative focused on child care in the state. The survey asked individuals who provide child...
Presents findings from a December 2024 survey of U.S. workers about policy proposals related to the economy, education, and work. These policy proposals were also the subject of survey questions asked of workers in December 2020, after Joe Biden was declared the...
Presents a workforce analysis of the life sciences and technology sectors in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on the sectors’ intersection with artificial intelligence. Offers workforce strategies for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and sector...
Several nationally representative studies of American adults were conducted during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 U.S. presidential election, including two surveys conducted before the election and after President Joe Biden was declared the winner.
Offers an overview of the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on work in the United States, and how GenAI may affect workers and employers in the life sciences and technology sectors of the economy and in New Jersey. Highlights the ways in which the...
Outlines the research findings from the Heldrich Center’s job posting analysis, which offers insights into job advertisements in the child care field, including position type, employment type, wages, and location. These findings offer insights into the demand for...